The third and final Test between Sri Lanka and England is being played from Friday, November 23-27, 2018, at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo.

Live updates:

England 3/0 bad light stops play

Sri Lanka 240 all-out 1st innings

England 336

The third day's play will begin at 10:00 AM local, 4:30 PM GMT.

England has already won the Test series 2-0 after securing victories in the first two games against the Island nation. England won the first Test in Galle by 211 runs, and then went on to win the second Test in Pallekele by 57 runs. Earlier on this tour, England had won the five-match ODI series 3-1 and won the only T20I as well.

Sky Sports Live streaming details

Sky Sports will cover the match live on its network in the United Kingdom. MTV channel will telecast the third Test live in Sri Lanka.

SkyGo app and website will provide live streaming for its subscribers in the United Kingdom. SonyLiv also has the digital media rights of the series in the Indian subcontinent. The online streaming will be available to the premium users via the SonyLiv app and website.

STUMPS, D2: Bad light brings the day to a close with England 3-0, a lead of 99, and in a dominant position in this third Test.

England has opted to replace Sam Curran and James Anderson with Johnny Bairstow and Stuart Broad for the last Test of the series.

According to Cricbuzz, Bairstow who is coming back from an injury will bat at no.3. Curran has suffered a small injury which forced him out of the game, while Anderson has been rested.

Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the third Test due to the groin injury which made him miss the previous Test as well.

Akila Dananjaya will also miss this Test as he is expected to be in Australia in order to test his bowling action which was reported for a suspect action during the ongoing Test series. 21-year-old Nishan Peiris has been called up as Akila's replacement.

Pitch and weather report

The SSC has over the years prepared balanced pitches.

There is always spin on offer, but batting isn't really that difficult on this track. The weather forecast isn't the brightest for this Test. There might be some rain during the first couple of days, but this will help the bowlers to get some extra swing out of the pitch.

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